Researching our annual trip to the Dales I made the discovery that Kings Head is once again closed and for sale. For various reasons we needed to rent a larger property-one was available in Gunnerside.The prospect of actually being able to walk to a pub sustained me since booking.Alas.
"At that moment I would have given a kingdom, not for champagne or hock and soda, or hot coffee but for a glass of beer" Marquess Curzon of Kedlestone, Viceroy of India.
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'And where he supped the past lived still. And where he sipped the glass brimmed full' John Barleycorn, Carol Ann Duffy.
Learnt two things last night:1)plans are afoot to reopen the King's Head as a Community pub, and 2) more immediately of interest is the opening of a pop up pub in the village hall in the all- important awaiting the arrival of Ramsey's Fish and Chip slot van of a Friday evening. Beer is forecast.
"At that moment I would have given a kingdom, not for champagne or hock and soda, or hot coffee but for a glass of beer" Marquess Curzon of Kedlestone, Viceroy of India.
26 Furnival Street
Oh dear.
Went out of my way to try the recently opened Watermans Arms Barnes again.9 beers on cask 4 brown beers 4 stouts and 1 black ipa.Too many beers for the turnover and even as a dark beer fan too many dark beers. Had a stout from Black Jack which was vinegar and returned it to get a slightly diacetyl flavoured stout from Arbor ,coudnt finish it and then last weeks beer of the week Tripple fff -jaberwokky which was in poor condition and wasn't finished.Had a free pint due on my loyalty card but saved it for another day.
"At that moment I would have given a kingdom, not for champagne or hock and soda, or hot coffee but for a glass of beer" Marquess Curzon of Kedlestone, Viceroy of India.
Roger Protz has Tweeted that Greene King's new owners are discontinuing their XX Mild,about the only GK beer that I enjoy.
"At that moment I would have given a kingdom, not for champagne or hock and soda, or hot coffee but for a glass of beer" Marquess Curzon of Kedlestone, Viceroy of India.
'And where he supped the past lived still. And where he sipped the glass brimmed full' John Barleycorn, Carol Ann Duffy.